“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.”
I am looking forward to Tuesday when my calories drop (I know, stupid thing to look forward to and I will be complaining about being hungry, you can be sure of that...). the past few days have been sickening, we have eaten anything and everything to prepare for the upcoming low calorie cycle. I am puffy and tired and feel gross.
I guess,in retrospect, we could've calorie loaded on clean foods...but what fun would that have been? I do think once the low calorie cycling is over I will not go back to 'normal' eating ever again. My body functions best on lean protein, good fat and vegetables. My energy levels are better, my muscles feel good, I don't gain fat, my asthma is less noticeable, my moods swing a lot less...I am not really sure why I ever get away from that eating style. It is just the lure of chewy ciabatta bread or the appeal of caramel anything..yet I am always betrayed by those sirens, my ship dashed against the rocks..I get all stuffed up and puffed up and groggy...and my stomach aches.my whole system screams "why?????for the love of clean eating, why?"
So, Tuesday I go all clean and low calorie and begin shedding the excess layers to reveal the beautiful slabs of muscle that strongman training has helped add to :) I am very excited to see my muscles again, instead of just their vague outlines under chub. This time I refuse to ever cover them up again, once I can see them I am just going to add to them, worship them, oil them up and flex them everywhere, but never again will I be lured by the false promises of sugary, fatty, processed comfort foods again.. I will look back and remember how awful I feel after a few days of excess.
SO! Get ready for the beast to re-emerge! within a few months I will again look like a superhero :)
hey when is your next strongwoman comp?
ReplyDeletenot sure, there is one in February near here.
ReplyDeleteI need to drop weight, get stronger and then re-qualify as middle weight. I am considering masters nationals in Texas, depending on how my year plays out.